Day #4 began with a delicious breakfast (sound familiar??) and work groups departing around 8 am for their various job sites. Today was productive for most groups and things are starting to come to a close for our work week; we will be leaving Friday evening so our work day tomorrow will be shorter and end around 2 pm instead of after 4 pm. We have to have some time to pack and eat dinner before hitting the road! We enjoyed a good, hearty dinner and most of us headed out to the bonfire on the beach for our group, the group from Allendale, MI and the East Biloxi association who we are working with in addition to CRWRC.Devotions this evening focused on the passage where Jesus washes His disciples' feet. The analogy was made that although Jesus did many miracles and was sent here to accomplish much in his short time on earth, the simple and loving act of washing their feet was also so important. We came here this week with high expectations of moving mountains and completing so much in a short time, when in reality it has been the little things that have been or will be the most important part of what we did. Things like meeting the person or people who's home you are working on, taking time to talk to them or listen, and showing Christ's love and compassion in what we do and say. The relationships that are formed as we work and live closely together for a week and the little things we do for one another are all just as important as the bigger tasks.
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